EasyJet has put flights from summer 2008 on sale from Belfast, Liverpool and Newcastle.
These include new routes from Belfast to Barcelona, Gdansk, Prague and Venice and Liverpool-Lisbon, as well as increased frequencies on others.
source: travelmole.com
GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. has stated that GOL Transportes Aereos has transported 70 million passengers, achieving the milestone two months shy of its seventh anniversary.
“‘Transporting 70 million people in less than seven years is a significant accomplishment for a young airline. Our business model allows us to offer tickets at competitive fares, increasing the accessibility of air transportation and setting new performance records in the Brazilian aviation industry,'” said Tarcisio Gargioni, VP – Marketing and Services at GOL.
Low-fare bigshot Southwest Airlines is making some big changes.
In a move to attract the more lucrative class of business travelers, Southwest is putting a higher fare structure in place today, offering perks for passengers willing to pay more.
Southwest said its new “‘business select'” fare will offer the ability to board first, additional credits for frequent fliers and a cocktail on the house.
The airline said it expects to make at least $100 million a year more with the change.
source: Chron.com
Aer Lingus has announced plans to begin two new routes from Dublin and Cork next summer.
Direct flights will begin from Dublin to Ibiza and from Cork to Jersey.
The airline also plans to increase capacity on a number of its other flights, with services between Dublin and San Francisco, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Orlando operating on a year-round basis.
The airline also says it will fly from Belfast to Nice twice a week from April onwards.
source: independent.ie
The airline Iceland Express has changed its corporate identity and will from now on use orange as its main colour and has introduced the slogan “‘We fly to please’â€. The airline, which has been in operation for nearly five years, now flies between Iceland and 15 different destinations in Europe, including daily to London Stansted.
source: Easier
The board of management at Brussels Airport has given the green light for the construction of a pier and terminal specifically for low cost airlines at the national airport.
Brussels Airport has long had the ambition of attracting more budget airlines to Zaventem. Low cost carriers are growing rapidly and Brussels Airport wants to get in on the action. That is why a new pier and terminal will be built, exclusively for low cost companies. This new structure will be built near the demolished southern pier.
source: Expatica
Air Canada is set to take off to Frankfurt, Germany from Ottawa.
The airline is launching daily non-stop flights between Ottawa and Lufthansa’s main hub in Germany starting in June.
Air Canada will use a 211 seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft for the flight.
source: CFRA
British Airways was the worst airline for lost bags and delays over the busy summer period. British Airways performed worse than any other major European airline, with more than two in five flights running late, according to figures released yesterday.
source: Telegraph.co.uk
Ryanair plans to go from a low- cost airline to a “‘no- cost airline'” – making tickets free but earning more from add-ons such as food and luggage charges.
Chief executive Michael O’Leary announced yesterday: “‘It’s our ultimate ambition to get to a stage where the fare is free.'”
But Mr O’Leary confirmed that the airline’s check-in charge would double from £2 to £4 only months after its introduction.
source: ThisIsLondon.co.uk
Air Berlin today launched its eighth direct connection to Germany from Stansted with a new twice-daily service to Munich.
Flights to Munich will depart London Stansted at 8.20 am and 7.15 pm Monday to Friday; with single daily departures on Saturday’s and Sunday’s.
source: EADT 24
